Lecture 12. Nazca, Tiwanaku, Chimu

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Jordan Kauffman


from the module:

The American Continuum

This lecture discusses three interrelated, pre-Inca societies: the the Nazca, the Tiwanaku, and the Chimú on western coasts of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. It will discuss the geoglyphs and underground aqueducts of the Nazca, the cosmographic city of Tiwanaku, and The Chimor Empire’s capital city Chan-Chan, an administrative capital that at its peak held an estimated 40-60,000 people.


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Quiz with Answers

Lecture Notes